#165A6F Color

#165A6F is rgb(22, 90, 111) in RGB, hsl(194, 67%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(80%, 19%, 0%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Sapphire (#126180), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.67. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#165A6F

HEX#165A6F

RGBrgb(22, 90, 111)

HSLhsl(194, 67%, 26%)

HSVhsv(194, 80%, 44%)

CMYKcmyk(80%, 19%, 0%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(43.7% 0.073 223.4)

LABlab(34.95% -15.46 -18.37)

LCHlch(34.95% 24.01 229.90)

What #165A6F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #165A6F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Sapphire#126180ΔE 6.67 Petrol#005F6AΔE 7.86 Midnight Green(eagle Green)#004953ΔE 9.97 Teal Blue#367588ΔE 10.93 Ming#36747DΔE 12.69 Police Blue#374F6BΔE 12.69

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#165A6F Channel Values

How #165A6F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 22 · G 90 · B 111	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 194° · S 67% · L 26%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 194° · S 80% · V 44%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 80% · M 19% · Y 0% · K 56%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	7.7:1 vs white · 2.73:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #165A6F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #165A6F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #165A6F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #165A6F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #165A6F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#165A6F

Protanopia#53536F

Protanomaly#42566F

Deuteranopia#4B4B70

Deuteranomaly#3C5270

Tritanopia#035D5D

Tritanomaly#0C5C65

Achromatopsia#535353

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Using #165A6F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-165a6f: #165A6F;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #165A6F;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-165a6f': '#165A6F' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.086, green: 0.353, blue: 0.435)

Android XML<color name="color_165a6f">#165A6F</color>

SVG fillfill="#165A6F"

More Teal Colors

#165A6F sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#165A6F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #165A6F?

#165A6F is a dark teal — rgb(22, 90, 111) in RGB and hsl(194, 67%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Sapphire (#126180), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.67.

What is the RGB value of #165A6F?

#165A6F is rgb(22, 90, 111) — red 22, green 90, and blue 111 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #165A6F?

#165A6F converts to approximately cmyk(80%, 19%, 0%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #165A6F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #165A6F scores 7.7:1 against white and 2.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #165A6F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #165A6F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 15.26, which is visibly different.

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